Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-08
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Correspondents inquire with so much
interest for tho mode uf making grapc
syrup and other fruit preparations that
it is o pleasure to Introduce things GER
tain to prove Of ser, :ce. Grape syrup.
or fruit syrup> of any kind. is not jelly,
but the pure juice boiled down without
sugar until It tnickcns like maple syrup.
All fruits have their " sugar, which
may be condensed by long evaportion.
making tho most delicious and healthy
form Of preserves.
Pick over the grapes. rejecting all
unsound ones, and press in a cloth in
any convenient way. the old wooden
screw press being much better than
anything with metal about it, which
gives y harsh flavor. Strain the juice
into II proclaim kettle. or what is bet
ter, a th.c., shallow stoneware lar,
holding four gallons or more; neat
quickly and boil hour after hour stead
lily. without screening. S,onewarc
holds the heat and is less apt to burn
juice or jelly than any stoveware. The
juice cooks best set III the oven. out of
uust, where no draft can check its boil.
ing. All syrups evaporate faster in
certain states of the atmosphere than
others-and q clear. drying day, or
one just before a rain, when the water
boils away fast in the tea-ke,tle, Is the
chosen time for all preserving. Max.
ing syrup is an all-day affair, and u
good plan is to set the Jars II juice in
the oven ut evening. aud keep Il low
fire all night, tinlsniny OFT next fore.
noon. Six quarts Of grape juice should
make one OF syrup. w%ine-colored. lu-
cent, OF delicious, refreshing perfume
and favor. Que tablespoonful in u
gluss Of water give, u delightful drink,
like fresh grape juice. the true subs,i.
tute Tor wine win all temperate poo
pie, and the finest MEDICINE Tor correct.
ing u fsverish. bilious State ever
known. The syrup itself IS valuable
for restoring strength. and consump-
tive persons should take it W the
tumblcr daily. slipping it leasurcly.
with sugar. it to tart for the tastc. 1t
makes new. rich blood, it c.eauses the
system, clears tne brain auu feeds
stalved nerves. 1t has the hypopnos-
phites which doctors prescribe for
waste of tissue, aud taken freely will
arrest even critical stages Of disease.
People fed on pure food with abund-
anco Of fruit need never dread cancer,
Brlght's disease, govt. neuralgia, drop
~ or u duzcn other VI the worst Sour
GEES of the race.
All fruits. save lemons, perhaps, will
turn into syrup with long boiling.
Watermelon juice. YOU know makes Il
very good inOlasses to eat GU cakes.
Peach syrup il delicious, amt so arc
pear and apple sy.ups, as you know by
the candied JUICE III the pan OF BAKED
fruit left long in u mild oven, without
sugar, except that OF their native sap.
This Dukes into u clear, lealncry suO.
stance, like JujuUe paste, aud Turkish
women prepare u dozen OF these irult
pastes lrotn figs, plumS. nectarines.
melons aud things OF nc we hardly
know the names, but which have u
European repute for choice desserts.
Healthier food, or more delicious, the
skill of man does not afford, aud tue
Oest OF it is. these preserves and CON-
fcctions need no expense of special
pans or bolers or grcat skill to make
them. A shallow stoneware CROCK
over y slow tire, the juice from sound
ripe fruit. strained through a clutll,
skimming ii any frolh arises, und care
not 10 scorcn The pan ut amy time. Will
insure good results.
Cnerrics are better dried than pre-
served any other way. No fruit Keeps
its flavor ami substance 50 wen in drv-
ing, and the price ought 10 pay any.
one. l will guarantee sale Of all tue
dried cherries that can be put into
market in Atnerlca THIS year, Tor ut
least rs cents u pound. The best
housekcepers know that cherries with
lett iu are finer tor stewing tnau
pltted ones; Tor the kcrnol adds rich
ness 10 tine juice, aud u strengthening
agent for digestion lost by Tue more
troublesome process. l believe there
are hOusekeepers wuo would like their
cherries peeled. il it were possible, aud
plume themselves on tucir superior
nicely in the matter. Better leave off
some Of this painful prcciscncss about
pairing and slringing fruit. and bestow
the care on points more neglected.
For instance. fruit ought to be far
more carefully selected for eating and
preserving than it is. The markets are
full of fruit this year round which I
should hesitate to feed a well-reared
COW. Such fruit is responsible for
cramps. gastric %irritations and irregu-
larities- 1t is only fit to ferment for
spirit to make perfumes and cleansing
fluids. or for laboratory use.
crops. The condensed fruit juice can
be stored in so small space aud bear
packing so we'll. it will be a staple
supply for family use. long VOYAGES.
miners and construction Camps, cold,
truitless regions. and the greatest part
Of the world which is not favored
enough to raise fruit for Itself. NJ
fuss Of canning is needed tor the work.
Grape syrup will keep IN II key or
stoppercd ju. in Il cool cellar the year
round. if it has the cl,arce; but let
heated. thirsty %hay-makors Or harvest
ers taste a goDlct Of cold we'll water
Favored and acid with grape or pun
syrup OF cider jelly. and the chances of
that seasons supply taking harm are
very smal.. 1t Will strengthen the
weakly women working in not kilch.
ems. and keep the children from lever.
i>hness and crashes" and "urickly
heat ii allowed to drink us mucll Of
tue diluted juice as they will NcE's
Nagdztne.
Women are just too lovely 10 newly